Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Pueblo, CO

Discover affordable housing in Pueblo where there are 43+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Oakshire Trails

2300 Oakshire Lane, Pueblo, Colorado 81008

Bethlehem Square

1900 W 12th St, Pueblo, Colorado 81003

Crawford Townhomes

2601 Crawford St, Pueblo, Colorado 81004

Villa Andrea

109 Idaho Ave, Pueblo, Colorado 81004

Pueblo Village Apartments

2401 Alma Ave, Pueblo, Colorado 81004

Las Villas de Pueblo Apartments

2818 East 12th Street, Pueblo, Colorado 81001

Union Plaza Apartments

234 N Union Ave, Pueblo, Colorado 81003

Mineral Palace

1414 N Santa Fe Ave, Pueblo, Colorado 81003

Uplands Townhomes

1400 Acero Avenue, Pueblo, Colorado 81004

The Right Place

1619 Bonforte Blvd, Pueblo, Colorado 81001

Village at Pueblo II

3105 Westview Dr, Pueblo, Colorado 81003

CASA DEL SOL APARTMENTS

1725 CONSTITUTION RD, Pueblo, Colorado 81001

Trinity Life Gardens

2430 Oakshire Ln, Pueblo, Colorado 81001

Oakshire Commons

2400 Oakshire Ln, Pueblo, Colorado 81001

ENCINO APARTMENTS

2103 E 14TH ST, Pueblo, Colorado 81001

Baltimore Apartments

3600 Baltimore Ave, Pueblo, Colorado 81008

Richmond Apartments

201 Central Main St, Pueblo, Colorado 81003

Pueblo

1625 Jerry Murphy Rd, Pueblo, Colorado 81001

Rio Sacramento of Pueblo

15 Calhoun Rd, Pueblo, Colorado 81001

North Pointe Gardens

3777 Parker Blvd, Pueblo, Colorado 81008

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Pueblo, Colorado
$21.93/hour
$7.51 (+52%) more than Colorado minimum wage and $14.68 (+203%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Pueblo, Colorado?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency programs for Pueblo, Colorado.
Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs for Pueblo, Colorado.

Go to the Colorado Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Pueblo.

How many renters live in Pueblo, Colorado?

The City of Pueblo has 111,449 people living in 45,020 households.

There are 36,428 renters living in 16,969 renter households in this City. Renters make up 32.69 percent of the population living in Pueblo.

What is the rental market like in Pueblo, Colorado?

There are an estimated 48,909 housing units in the Pueblo area. Of these, 19,197 units are rental homes, making up 39 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Pueblo, Colorado, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Pueblo?

The rental vacancy rate in Pueblo is 1 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Pueblo for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pueblo
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
745 4,010 5,882 5,383 949
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Pueblo

A large number of apartments in Pueblo have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Pueblo are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 56 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 31 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Pueblo

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $809 to $1,663. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $809
One BR $881
Two BR $1,158
Three BR $1,503
Four BR $1,663
2024 Fair Market Rents in Pueblo, Colorado

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Pueblo?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 631 85 percent
One BR 2,533 63 percent
Two BR 3,302 56 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Pueblo, Colorado

How many affordable rental units are in Pueblo?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Pueblo, Colorado including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 1,381
Public Housing 721
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 914
Mod Rehab Project-Based Rental Assistance 17
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly 95
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities 4
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Pueblo, Colorado

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Pueblo, Colorado

Pueblo features 1,298 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Pueblo, Colorado

There are 1,080 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Pueblo.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Pueblo, Colorado

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Pueblo landlords $600 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Pueblo.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Pueblo, Colorado for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,042 and $1,274.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.